Mark Kern - Geeks + Gamers

Government-Funded Video Games Include Dustborn and Something Called Cat Park

AlexGherzo | Aug 29, 2024 | 2

You know Dustborn, that lame (presumably; I haven’t played it) woke video game that teaches gamers how to be activists and weaponize cancel culture and bullying? It was government-funded, with the European Union and the Norwegian Film Institute (which, according to its website, falls “under the ...

Are Concord Losses Driving Up the PS5 Price?

AlexGherzo | Aug 28, 2024 | 3

Concord’s failure may have ramifications for gamers who aren’t even playing the game (which is almost all of them), and it already has in Japan, or so many are assuming. The first-person shooter has been a disaster for Sony, whose in-house studio, Firewalk Studios, developed Concord; according ...

Desperate Ubisoft Enacts Their “Biggest Marketing Campaign Ever” for Star Wars Outlaws

AlexGherzo | Aug 5, 2024 | 1

Ubisoft is bracing itself for a rough ride with Star Wars Outlaws. The game has been criticized since its trailer for having a protagonist that feels like little more than a watered-down female version of Han Solo, a generic look, non-stop ‘member berries, and a pricing system that makes you pay m...

Star Wars Outlaws Preview Gets Roasted Online

AlexGherzo | Aug 1, 2024 | 2

Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s upcoming game that has been criticized since its first trailer (much like their other big 2024 release; those guys are in trouble), will go on sale this month, and clips are popping up on social media, along with playthroughs and, of course, gaming media impressions. I...

What’s Behind the Bungie Layoffs?

AlexGherzo | Aug 1, 2024 | 0

The slew of layoffs throughout the video game industry has reached Bungie, the former developer of Halo. The studio is letting go of 220 employees, which is about 17% of its workforce, while 155 others are moving to Sony Interactive Entertainment, which owns Bungie. (Bungie used to be owned by Micro...

Ubisoft Issues Apology to Japanese Gamers for Assassin’s Creed Shadows

AlexGherzo | Jul 24, 2024 | 3

The pressure over Assassin’s Creed Shadows has gotten to Ubisoft. Since the game’s trailer debuted, Ubisoft has been inundated with complaints from gamers, mostly those in Japan, over its disrespect for Japanese history and culture. The highest-profile issue is the use of Yasuke, a historical b...